1905 view of Las Vegas at the start of the city's existence - showing Fremont Street, the new train depot
and two water faucets on the site of what would later be the Overland Hotel and the 2nd Las Vegas Club.

1977 view of the Strip (looking northward) showing the roadsigns of Caesars Palace and The Flamingo. Caesars Forums
Shops, Harrahs, The Mirage, Treasure Island and Venetian would be built on the areas just beyond these signs.

Southward view of The Strip as seen in 1967. The remodeled Thunderbird is at left, followed by the Algiers, Riviera,
El Morocco. The new, 1964 Stardust roadsign is seen on right - followed by the 1967 Frontier's new roadsign.
The following year, Circus-Circus would be built (by Caesars Jay Sarno) on the site of the Shell Gas station.

Through-out the 40s - 60s the Desert Sea & Las Vegas News Bureau sent out assorted publicity photos (such as
this one of Frank Sinatra dealing Baccarat at the Sands) to newspapers & magazines around the world.

Gaming industry advertisements for slot machines (mid-1930s and 1940s). Like coin-operated juke boxes and cigarette
vending machines - that were a central part of saloons and taverns - slot machine styles were updated annually.

Jennings' slot machines were another popular choice among Las Vegas casino operators. This Mid-Fifties
Buckaroo model was advertised to "glow in the dark". Its Indian head resembled an Academy Award Oscar.

More information about InOldLasVegas.com's 'VegasVille Simulation Theme Park' can be seen by pressing the link below.

'VegasVille Sim-Cars' are custom American, time-period cars that will operate on trolly tracks and move along
at slow-speeds (from 3-10 miles per hour) allowing visitors exciting, top-down cruises thru the streets and
sights of the Old Las Vegas Strip and Downtown areas. Seperate Old Vegas zones will re-create 1905-1935,
1940s & 1950s Fremont Street plus the 1950s-1960s low rise feel of the old Las Vegas Strip.

The theme-park will operate 24 hours a day as a condensed version of Early and Mid-Century Las Vegas on
a 15-20 acre site, surrounded by time-period motels and diners. At the center of the theme-park, guests
can purchase tickets to the Drive-In Theater and enjoy movies from the comfort of permanently installed
time-period cars. Vegasville Parks will operate in four USA locations. If you wish to experience the
retro-excitement & recreation of Mid-20th Century Vegas, you will love Vegasville!

The Genie's Magic Lamp, that formerly sat on top of the Aladdin's roadsign, is now on display at the
Neon Museum located on Fremont Street, near the intersection of Las Vegas Boulevard (formerly 5th Street).

Old neon signs like this one from a long, forgotten, Las Vegas dance-club can be seen at the Neon Museum.
The museum is visible by day and by night, but looks best at sundown. It's definitely worth visiting.

2009 photo looking eastward down Fremont Street and the 1995, overhead Fremont Street Experience video canopy.
The first legal casino in Las Vegas (the 1931 Northern Club) was located on the current site of La Bayou (right).

1945 night-time view of the same location as above. During the early Forties, this first block of Fremont Street
between Main and First Street) was Fremont Street's most active casino area, with the Frontier & Boulder Clubs
further down, mid-way between First and Second. The following year, The Golden Nugget would open on the
corner of Second and Fremont. The Monte Carlo opened in the location formerly occupied by the Northern Club
(in 1943). The original Las Vegas
approximately where the ABC store is now located.

2009 view of The Golden Goose and Glitter Gulch, located on the north side of Fremont Street close to Main.
The Glitter Gulch location is filled with history - being the former location of three, early Las Vegas
clubs.
The '21 Club' was located there from 1930-34. In 1934 it bacame the site of the 'Barrel House Beer Garden'
and lasted until 1938. From 1955-58 it became the 'Golden Slot Club' and its entire facade was in the shape
of a giant, sheet-metal slot machine. The neon outlined cowgirl was placed on the site in 1980 and was named
Vegas Vicky (a name similar to the Pioneer Club's neon cowboy, Vegas Vic). Vicky later became referred to
as Sassy Sally. The site of The Golden Goose was originally the location of the popular, 1920s State Cafe.

Fremont Street plaque commemorating the 1931 legalization of gambling in Nevada. This particular plaque is
located in front of the El Cortez Casino. Other such plaques are placed around the Downtown area.

2009 view of the entrance-way to the Fremont East District starts at Las Vegas Boulevard. The district contains
numerous new nightclubs set into old East Fremont establishments of the past. It's an exciting area worth seeing.

The Beauty Bar is just one of the new nightclubs now open on Fremont East. Other new nightclubs and restaurants
also located there, right along with the newly remodeled 1941 El Cortez Hotel & Casino. See more inside.